GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| prong | fork |